South African police fired on striking workers at a platinum mine, killing 34 people.
South African Police Kill 34 Striking Miners
![An unidentified woman chants as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0A5BB7C0-0137-4711-A230-382D5734F0BF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An unidentified woman chants as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.
![Members of a South African police crime unit investigate the scene of the shooting of miners at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/592B02DE-CB4F-405F-8B19-11E9B7D41F80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of a South African police crime unit investigate the scene of the shooting of miners at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.
![An unidentified woman cries as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/480B575C-FE02-4EBD-BD15-36AFC56AB780_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An unidentified woman cries as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.
![A policeman fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, August 16, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A05765AA-0F3A-4142-B3D6-F55EA5A8DB45_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, August 16, 2012.